艾伯塔省允许外科医生在私人诊所进行选诊,引起全国对公共医疗保健公平的关切。 Alberta allows surgeons to do elective procedures in private clinics, sparking national concern over public health care equity.

艾伯塔省扩大了私人保健的范围,允许外科医生在公立和私立的选择程序系统中工作,这引起了全国保健倡导者的批评,他们警告说,这威胁到《加拿大保健法》的普遍性和可及性原则。 Alberta’s expansion of private health care, allowing surgeons to work in both public and private systems for elective procedures, has drawn criticism from national health advocates who warn it threatens the Canada Health Act’s principles of universality and accessibility. 联邦政府没有公开谴责这一举动,尽管它保留为不遵守规定而扣留资金的权力。 The federal government has not publicly condemned the move, though it retains authority to withhold funding for non-compliance. 倡导者敦促卫生部长Marjorie Michel捍卫公共医疗保健,反对这一趋势,因为他们担心这种趋势可能导致两级制度,并鼓励其他省份进行类似的改革。 Advocates urge Health Minister Marjorie Michel to defend public health care and oppose the trend, which they fear could lead to a two-tier system and encourage similar changes in other provinces. 艾伯塔省官员否认违反该法案, 声称病人不会支付基本护理费用。 Alberta officials deny violating the Act, stating patients won’t pay for essential care.